Homeland Security Earmarks
As early as today, the U.S. House will consider a spending bill that funds Homeland Security operations for the next fiscal year, and true to form, it's becoming a magnet for home state earmarks.
The bill funds $42.6 billion in homeland defense operations, about $2.6 billion more than the previous fiscal year.
And it is most certainly my favorite time of the year when it comes to ferreting out the fine print of what the Congress is doing.
The Homeland Security bill doesn't have as much obvious "pork" in it as other bills. This one has 162 earmarks according to the House Appropriations Committee, as the Congress now makes these lists public, which is a gold mine of information.
So here is your list of earmarks. In most cases, it shows the name of the project, how much it is worth and the name of who asked for it.
In another blog, I will set out a list of which lawmakers are asking for how many earmarks and how much money for the Coast Guard, FEMA, Science & Technology, Customs and Border Patrol, NPPD Infrastructure protection, and more.
CG Operating Expenses Project Seahawk, SC $1,088,000 The President
CG Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements Shore and Operational Support projects, various locations $6,000,000 The President
FEMA State and Local Programs National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, various locations $92,000,000 The President Edwards (TX); Carter; Alexander
FEMA State and Local Programs Center for Domestic Preparedness, AL $40,000,000 The President Rogers (AL)
S&T Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations Naval Postgraduate School, CA $2,000,000 The President Farr
S&T Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations Physical Science Facility, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA $12,000,000 The President Dicks; Hastings (WA)
DHS Office of the Under Secretary for Management Center of Excellence in Logistics and Technology (LOGTECH), Institute for Defense and Business, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC $1,000,000 Price (NC)
CBP Salaries and Expenses Portable Solar Charging Rechargeable Battery System, Global Solar, AZ $800,000 Pastor (AZ)
CBP Facilities Management Hangar and Offices for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, City of El Paso, TX $3,500,000 Reyes
TSA Aviation Security Transportation Security Research and Training Center, National Safe Skies Alliance, TN $1,250,000 Duncan
NPPD Infrastructure Protection and Information Security Philadelphia Buffer Zone Protection Video Surveillance Expansion Project, City of Philadelphia, PA $1,000,000 Fattah
NPPD Infrastructure Protection and Information Security Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MSISAC), NY, Office of State Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination $3,000,000 Lowey; Clarke
NPPD Infrastructure Protection and Information Security The Upstate NY Cyber Initiative, Clarkson University, NY $100,000 McHugh
NPPD Infrastructure Protection and Information Security Cyber Security Test Bed & Evaluation Center, RTI International, NC $3,500,000 Price (NC)
NPPD Infrastructure Protection and Information Security State and Local Cyber Security Training, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX $3,500,000 Rodriguez
NPPD Infrastructure Protection and Information Security SEARCH, Sacramento, CA $1,000,000 Rothman (NJ)
NPPD Infrastructure Protection and Information Security Power and Cyber Systems Protection, Analysis, and Testing Program at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, ID $3,000,000 Simpson
NPPD Infrastructure Protection and Information Security Virginia Operational Integration Cyber Center of Excellence (VOICCE), City of Hampton, VA $500,000 Nye; Wittman
DHS Office of Health Affairs North Carolina Collaboratory for Bio-Preparedness (NC B-Prepared), School of Information & Library Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC $5,000,000 Price (NC); Etheridge; Miller (NC)
FEMA State and Local Programs Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Eastern Kentucky University, KY $3,000,000 Rogers (KY)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Winston County Commission, AL $20,000 Aderholt
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Lincoln Parish Sheriff Department, LA $300,000 Alexander
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Las Vegas, NV $600,000 Berkley; Titus
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Mobile County Commission, AL $800,000 Bonner
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Moreno Valley, CA $400,000 Bono Mack
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Benton County Emergency Management Commission, IA $500,000 Boswell
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Green Cove Springs, FL $400,000 Brown, Corrine
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Lake County, FL $800,000 Brown, Corrine; Stearns
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Dorchester County, SC $400,000 Brown (SC)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Sarasota County, FL $300,000 Buchanan
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Greenville, NC $600,000 Butterfield
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, New Orleans Emergency Medical Services, LA $750,000 Cao; Scalise
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Lycoming County, PA $250,000 Carney
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Mercer County Emergency Management Agency, KY $300,000 Chandler
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, MO $500,000 Cleaver
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Williamsburg County, SC $1,000,000 Clyburn
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Brookings, OR $350,000 DeFazio
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Johnson County, TX $750,000 Edwards (TX)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Minneapolis, MN $750,000 Ellison
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Howell County Emergency Preparedness, MO $250,000 Emerson
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Brawley, CA $500,000 Filner
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Hopewell, VA $250,000 Forbes
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Morris County, New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, NJ $1,000,000 Frelinghuysen
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Tavares, FL $500,000 Grayson
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Tohono O'odham Nation $500,000 Grijalva
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Minooka Fire Protection District, IL $250,000 Halvorson
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Township of Old Bridge, NJ $500,000 Holt
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Cupertino, CA $300,000 Honda
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Calvert County Department of Public Safety, MD $338,000 Hoyer
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Detroit, MI $1,000,000 Kilpatrick (MI); Conyers
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Scotland County, NC $650,000 Kissell
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, The City of Maitland, FL $158,000 Kosmas
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, County of Union, NJ $500,000 Lance
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Providence Emergency Management Agency & Office of Homeland Security, RI $500,000 Langevin
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Hartford, CT $800,000 Larson (CT)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Torrington, CT $400,000 Larson (CT); Murphy (CT)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Ames, IA $600,000 Latham
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Fulton County (Atlanta) Emergency Management Agency, GA $200,000 Lewis (GA), Scott (GA)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Brigantine, NJ $300,000 LoBiondo
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Village of Elmsford, NY $165,000 Lowey
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Town of Harrison, NY $275,000 Lowey
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Elk Grove, CA $750,000 Lungren, Dan
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Palm Coast, FL $350,000 Mica
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Somerset County, ME $500,000 Michaud
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Macomb County Emergency Management and Communciations, MI $250,000 Miller (MI)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of La Habra, CA $254,500 Miller, Gary
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Scottsdale, AZ $500,000 Mitchell
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety, PA $900,000 Murtha
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Brazoria County Emergency Mangement, TX $100,000 Paul
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Township of Irvington, NJ $750,000 Payne
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, CA $800,000 Pelosi
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, North Carolina Office of Emergency Management, NC $1,000,000 Price (NC)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Butte-Silver Bow, MT $800,000 Rehberg
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Middle Rio Grande Development Council, TX $1,000,000 Rodriguez
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Towm of Shorter, AL $500,000 Rogers (AL)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Kentucky Emergency Management, KY $500,000 Rogers (KY)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Monroe County, FL $200,000 Ros-Lehtinen
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Newark, NJ $1,000,000 Rothman (NJ)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Passaic County Prosecutor, NJ $250,000 Rothman (NJ)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Commerce, CA $1,000,000 Roybal-Allard
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, State of Maryland, MD $1,500,000 Ruppersberger
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Alamosa Fire Department, CO $425,000 Salazar
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Whittier, CA $500,000 Sanchez, Linda
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Washington Parish Government, LA $350,000 Scalise
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Monterey Park, CA $375,000 Schiff
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Towamencin Township, PA $75,000 Schwartz
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Upper Darby Township Police Department, PA $500,000 Sestak
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, NJ $500,000 Sires
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Boerne, TX $350,000 Smith (TX)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Lea County, NM $600,000 Teague
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Port Gibson, MS $750,000 Thompson (MS)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Wichita, KS $500,000 Tiahrt
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Lauderdale Lakes, FL $750,000 Wasserman Schultz; Hastings (FL)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, City of Sunrise, FL $750,000 Wasserman Schultz; Wexler; Hastings (FL)
FEMA Emergency Operations Center, Columbia County, OR $500,000 Wu
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Hartselle, AL $245,000 Aderholt
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Colton, CA $200,000 Baca
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Alabama Emergency Management Agency, AL $200,000 Bachus
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, AR $750,000 Berry
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Town of Shelter Island, NY $200,000 Bishop (NY)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Brigham City Corporation, UT $250,000 Bishop (UT)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Camanche, IA $187,500 Braley (IA)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Prattville, AL $500,000 Bright
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Venice, FL $200,000 Buchanan
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Orange County Fire Authority, CA $252,000 Calvert
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Kannapolis, NC $425,000 Coble
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Shelby County, Memphis, TN $325,000 Cohen
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Town of Occoquan, VA $25,000 Connolly (VA)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Hidalgo, TX $500,000 Cuellar
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Harris County Flood Control District, TX $1,000,000 Culberson
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Brooksville, KY $18,500 Davis (KY)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Maryville, MO $175,000 Graves
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Reno, NV $500,000 Heller
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Westport Fire Department, CT $265,000 Himes
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Town of Union and City of Binghamton, NY $462,000 Hinchey
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Trenton, NJ $300,000 Holt; Smith (NJ)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Lucas County Engineer, OH $500,000 Kaptur
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Coconut Creek, FL $500,000 Klein (FL); Wexler
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Lake County Stormwater Management Agency, OH $725,000 LaTourette
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Emeryville, CA $600,000 Lee (CA)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Village of La Grange Park, IL $150,000 Lipinski
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Village of Pelham, NY $562,500 Lowey
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation San Miguel County, NM $400,000 Lujan
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation DeKalb County, IL $350,000 Manzullo
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Town of Winthrop, MA $500,000 Markey (MA)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Santa Clarita, CA $500,000 McKeon
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Miami, FL $600,000 Meek (FL); Ros-Lehtinen
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Flagler Beach, FL $750,000 Mica
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Town of Hambleton and Town of Davis $450,000 Mollohan
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Robstown, TX $500,000 Ortiz
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, TX $250,000 Poe (TX)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation North Carolina Office of Emergency Management, NC $165,000 Price (NC)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation King County, WA $750,000 Reichert
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Kentucky Emergency Management, KY $500,000 Rogers (KY)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Drew County, AR $366,564 Ross
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Los Angeles, CA $1,000,000 Roybal-Allard
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation State of Maryland, MD $1,000,000 Ruppersberger
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Burbank, CA $225,000 Schiff
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Henry County, GA $275,000 Scott (GA)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Los Angeles, CA $500,000 Sherman
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation McDowell Hospital, NC $220,000 Shuler
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of New Braunfels, TX $400,000 Smith (TX)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Arkansas State University-Beebe, AR $452,000 Snyder
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Lorain County, OH $200,000 Sutton
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Davis, CA $275,000 Thompson (CA)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Mississippi Homeland Security Office, MS $500,000 Thompson (MS)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Rockville, MD $650,000 Van Hollen
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Hokah, MN $590,000 Walz
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation City of Miami Beach, FL $750,000 Wasserman Schultz
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Jackson Health System, FL $500,000 Wasserman Schultz; Meek (FL); Diaz-Balart, Mario; Ros-Lehtinen
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Russell County Fiscal Court, KY $200,000 Whitfield
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Ohio University, OH $200,000 Wilson (OH)
FEMA Predisaster Mitigation Louisville-Metro Government, KY $500,000 Yarmuth
S&T Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations Homeland Security Research, Development, and Manufacturing Pilot, Long Island Forum for Technology, NY $1,000,000 Israel; King (NY)
S&T Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations Remote Sensing for Situational Awareness and Decision Support, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY $500,000 Maffei
S&T Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations National Institute for Hometown Security, KY $10,000,000 Rogers (KY)
S&T Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations Maritime Domain Awareness and Maritime Security Technology Pilot, SRI International, FL $4,000,000 Young (FL)
General Provisions Town of Branchville, SC Clyburn General Provisions Monterey County Water Resource Agency, CA Farr
General Provisions Sector Buffalo, NY, Coast Guard Higgins
General Provisions Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Umass, MA Olver
General Provisions Town of Lanesborough, MA Olver
General Provisions Franklin Regional Council of Governments, MA Olver
